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For all the jobs Barbie’s had over the years, her most lucrative gig yet is now movie star, as the Barbie movie has just surpassed the billion dollar mark in worldwide box office sales.

It is now Warner Brothers studio biggest money making film release in history.

This widely popular feminist film, directed and co-written by filmmaker Greta Gerwig, is set to not just to shape the future of films, but how we talk about gender and sexual equality.

Today, Weird Barbie in real life, performance artist Holly Hughes joins us to take a look at the Barbie movie phenomenon and why young girls love horses so much.

In the early 90s, Holly Hughes became widely known as part of the NEA Four, when her solo theatrical work became a political target for conservatives and her funding was revoked by the federal government.

CHECK OUT HOLLY HUGHES:
★ facebook.com/holly.hughes.7771
★ stamps.umich.edu/people/holly-hughes

Plus--
• Mattel releases its first product tie-in from the movie, the Weird Barbie Doll.

• Why America Ferrrera’s monologue from the film resonates so deeply.

Warning! We have a few spoilers in this podcast, so please listen with caution.

HI BARBIE! It’s girls’ night, plus one Ken (special guest Nathan Simmons)! Join the squad for our discussion of the already iconic Barbie movie. We talk about the film’s brilliant marketing, Barbie’s particular brand of feminism, the excellent cast, motherhood and daughterhood, and of course, the weird conservative backlash. Read along for our next Bookpisode on Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas on 9/5. Then join us and special guest Grace Treutel (author of the chapbook From the Humid Chambers of My Heart) for an Othersode about What We Do in the Shadows on 9/19! Send us feedback (PLEASE) to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com! And while you’re at it, leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts. Thanks, Barbie!

Table of Contents:
:30– Welcome, Nathan! And icebreaker
8:10– The Barbie Movie intro
13:50– Barbie’s marketing
24:55– Literary influence
41:32–Casting
51:45– response from critics
1:08:00–Motherhood corner
1:18:21– we are Barbie gorls
1:24:40– What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Where to find Nathan:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-thats-a-scary-movie/id1578168937
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silver-linings-playlist/id1328636209
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aipt-comics/id1448147137
https://www.youtube.com/@thefevertherage

Variety Barbie Marketing article:
https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/barbie-marketing-campaign-explained-warner-bros-1235677922/

Nel nuovo episodio del Podcast di Cineguru, Davide Dellacasa commenta con Andrea Vidoni, Vice-President Marketing Sud Europa di Warner Bros. Discovery, il weekend cinematografico appena trascorso, segnato dall'enorme successo di Barbie, che ha debuttato con 337 milioni di dollari nel mondo e 7,7 milioni di euro in Italia. Un ottimo segnale per un'estate forte e ricca di titoli che fanno bene al mercato.

Spazio anche per alcune considerazioni sulla campagna marketing di Barbie, sul successo di Oppenheimer in USA e sull'impatto che lo sciopero degli attori potrebbe avere nei prossimi mesi.

Join your four favorite Little Women (aka the Book Squad) for a discussion of Greta Gerwig’s film adaptation of – you guessed it – "Little Women." We talk about the film’s narrative structure, the characters and casting, and the ending – all the while comparing notes from the 1994 film adaptation and Louisa May Alcott’s novel. Then we get into some listener feedback for 2019 faves and update you on what on the #BookSquadBlog! Read along with us for our 1/27 #bookpisode on "Elevation," a novella by Stephen King, and then join us for a bonus book on our next #othersode: "The Remaking" by Clay McLeod Chapman on 2/10! Send listener feedback to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on Apple podcasts!

Table of Contents

0:30 – What Little Women character are we?
12:40 – Film intro
15:15 – What about the new structure of the story?
25:05 – Let’s talk about Amy
42:25 – Louisa May Alcott is in the movie??
48:33 – Thoughts on casting
54:42 – Chalamet Debate Club
1:03:30 – Ratings
1:06:09 – Feedback
1:11:30 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?